Vol 18 Chapter 2 (2/2)
When had it coo, or from after that?
His h his mind while they floated towards the battle between Layfon and Gorneo
Currently, Layfon's hts before hiht, it's really strange”
”What is it?”
Felli opened her eyes and looked at Layfon
”I'e”
”We kneas very strange since the beginning”
”No not like that”
If even Felli hadn't noticed it, that meant No, at the time she had been knocked out by Shante, so perhaps she hadn't been able to grasp the entire situation
”Please explain”
”It's the air filter, it shouldn't be still working”
”Huh?”
”Do you remember the time e came here before? At the time an explosion occurred, it was in the Mechanical Department of the city”
”Ah”
Layfon's words brought out Felli's recollections
Layfon had fought with Shante, and that battle had combusted the liquefied selenium in the city's Mechanical Department
The reason that Layfon and the others were safe even after being next to the explosion was because of precautions, because the Mechanical Depart the seleniu inside the tubes, and they had worked efficiently But there was another reason before this that they had turned out safe, which was that the ae was very low
The city had obviously lost the last of its energy due to the explosion, so the air filter shouldn't be working anyy left behind, with such a large hole opened in the walls of the Mechanical Departine that the air filter could continue working under these circumstances
More importantly, and Felli had also said this, the city's exterior was about the saotten about the explosion from that time
”Then, this city is”
He was in front of Felli as showing a confused look In order not to es, Layfon pushed his consciousness to its lih I don't understand how, so it into the same appearance from that time”
There were enemies here, and they should know that Layfon and Felli were already somewhat aware
”For what reason?”
”That Hoould I know!”
Layfonhis ar a confused look, and then carried her
He leaped up high
The steel threads in front of hi Layfon and Felli into the sky
The ground beneath hian to cruiant
”If they're things like tiny particles, and they can really beco”
Layfon moved the defensive formation of steel threads, and Felli murmured from his arms:
”If this kind of substance replaced the functions of this abandoned city, if it reappears”
The giants that appeared under them were easily cut apart by the defensive formation of steel threads, but Layfon who listened to Felli's words could only feel his hair standing on end
His surroundings could all be these kinds of giants
Meaning that the tere already inside the belly of those creatures
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Vati raised her eyebrows Her ram had successfully improved its capabilities, and she could finally make this kind of expression with almost no delay or errors
However, the occasion when she ood?”
”No, it's quite tasty”
”Really?”
”There's nothing wrong”
Vati was sa Meishen's new products It was truly very difficult to appease Meishen as showing an unco able to make these expressions was to improve the calculation on when to suppress this expression Vati though about this while she sampled Meishen's new products
It was only this that she still couldn't assess, even today Human mannerisms were quite difficult, and there weren't any cohtfall
There weren't many people who came here, and because of this, there weren't many people who came directly to the store, and the ones who did were al In this situation, Meishen should be able to be comfortable as she confirmed the taste of her new products
But actually, she had already stood back up again several ti from her expression, the smile that Meishen directed towards Vati wasn't fake
More ied froood friends, Mifi and Naruki
The tiht about it, the action of taste-testing was alive it up because it was less
Vati had made the conclusion that hu At least, this was true for the 'humanity' that Lævateinn wished for Because what she yearned for wasn’t human on an academic level, but the emotional side of human She wanted to extract huh that kind of action was strange, she as a h was she a Nano-Celluloid , ever since Lævateinn had the opportunity to think independently and was able to try living, she could only set that as her target
”Nn? The s”
Meishen also tried the cake herself Vati responded to hera different proble in the abandoned city
Thetio, and at the time Vati had seized the chance to send herself over to this side of the world in that city that had once existed
'Once existed' The reason for the use of past tense was justified
Though Vati had sent herself into this world in parts, she hadn't gathered enough inforht had broken out with the city's Military Artists on the connected side, and the city had been destroyed
Because the connection had also been severed, Vati judged that she couldn't continue acting at that stage, so she stopped preparing to execute her battle plans of that time When she had successfully invaded this world, she hadn't confirmed whether her other portions had survived
However, that copy still lived
Since it was rendered into a dormant state, Vati hadn't noticed its existence with her infor until noever, this portion had entered a living state because they had gotten close, and had come in contact with Vati's inforard to this copy that would be tentatively called 'Vati B', Vati planned to first come in contact with it, because she wanted to knohat had happened in the period where the connection was broken, and also planned on taking the copy back, placing it back under her control
They had charged out of Zuellni to gather infor the two If possible, Vati wanted theuidelines
('Vati B', this is the Nano-Celluloid Interface 1 Lævateinn Report the situation immediately)
Vati took Meishen's cake to an area of the store without any custo tone to contact the other party
However, the other party's response was outside of her expectations
(Kschk)
(Please respond, 'Vati B')
(Interface 1Szhhkc)
There were sounds mixed in with the communication In this situation, there shouldn't be any factors interfering with the coe
(Have your replaced your functions? First receive the specifications of communication here)
(Khhsch, Interface 1 Answer me, why do you want to stop the war?)
(That is the judgment that I made with my own special data You only need to cooperate with )
There shouldn't have even been a reason to carry out this kind of communication Because the other party was a copy of her, she shouldn't be able to resist the original body Vati
However, to allow the copy to continue gathering inforiven it jurisdiction, and perhaps this jurisdiction had led to independence over the course of the copy's evolution Even if it faced the instructions of Vati as in a higher position, 'Vati B' still stubbornly limited the communication that Vati could have with its core
(I refuse this proposal Interface 1, if you don't carry out the battle plans, I will replace you)
(Wait, that's impossible with your authority and power)
(No, Interface 1 For this day, I have improved myself until now, and it's definitely not impossible)
'Vati B's response was very stubborn, and Vati continuously tried to enter the other party's core fro whether she could take back control However, before she could obtain results, communication had already been sealed off co?”
”Nn? Is there so?”
”You're kind of dazed, are you unco Rather, was I really dazed?”
”Nn, you were staring at your cup withoutyou?”
”No, I”
Bothering Troublesome problems popped up one after another, but it wasn't suitable for what Meishen had said
Just as Vati was speaking vaguely, Meishen's gazeoutside the store captured her attention, so she prepared to ain noticed that she had seen wrongly and felt disappointed That was exactly the expression that Meishen showed
Vati didn't have any reason to turn around, since there was nothing there But, the shadows fros had ht that there was sohed, and showed an expression on her face that was first lonely and then mixed with a pained smile Vati felt sorry for what she saw fro there, Vati still turned her head
”Where has he gone?”
Meishen's words that cao, Layfon and Felli had disappeared
Nina and the others probably had asked Harley about everything that had happened, but hadn't ads to Meishen
Was it consideration because they didn't want Meishen to worry? But even if they were unwilling, Meishen who lived in the same apartment could feel that there was an uncoh Vati knehere Layfon was, she didn't tell Meishen about it Perhaps her mentality was about the same as Nina and the others
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Layfon leaped high up, and below his feet, giants eed one after another
”This is”
The belly of the beast Layfon had thought about this, but the a this scene still made him feel like his whole body was nus crashed down one after another, and the rubble that was scattered along the road began to crurate
Afterwards they coalesced, took foriants
One after another, one after another
Like the eh!”
Layfon as leaping while carrying Felli confiriants below hih the whole city
He couldn't land anywhere If he didn't stay in the air After thinking this, Layfon began deploying his steel threads high in the air On close areas like tall buildings, and far areas like the city's legs, Layfon bound his steel threads on these areas, as if spreading a dense network like a spiderweb
Particularly the legs outside of the city, if he wrapped his steel threads around those areas, then regardless of where he moved, he could be sure that he had a foothold for movement
”Felli, please confir on the steel threads suddenly changed, and Layfon stopped talking to look at that place
The city's leg
”How”
Giants had eiant who only had half of its upper body growing out of its legs grabbed the steel threads wrapped around there, and attempted to pull Layfon over
”damn!”
Layfon iant
”You won't let iants could appear anywhere in the city Moreover, if the opponents were collective bodies fore for therab the thin steel threads
”If this goes on, I don't knohen the air filter will be disabled Felli, please be ready to wear the helmet at any time”
”OOkay”
Layfon listened to Felli's tense voice while he scattered the steel threads in asin his vision continued endlessly producing giants, the city didn't look like it was collapsing
However, the exterior of the city was definitely changing
The rubble and wreckage scattered everywhere was slowly disappearing as if flowing into sand This substance gathered together to for to slowly expose the city in front of Layfon and Felli
The first thing that greeted their eyes was htly with vine-like objects However, even thisfull of holes
Under the holes could be seen the foundations and reinforcements of the city
”The city's bones”
Layfon couldn't see everything from his position However, the small portion that he could see had already turned to this state, and this condition was still spreading outwards, as if the ; it also see a different creature
The bones were also like a skeletal monster that would appear in a horrorwho commanded the monsters was also a iantsLayfon who raced through the sky
”This is a trap?”
Had he and Felli fallen into a trap?
But, who had set the trap, and why?
”That's impossible, no way”
”I know”
Even if he was rebutted by Felli, Layfon could only think that was how things were Even now, Layfon and Felli still didn't understand anything There was no reason to attack the two of them
In the end, this was a conclusion obtained fro this conclusion would be the sa that Layfon personally couldn't do
However, the two of them had indeed fallen into a predicament
”I fear that this is the monster in Delbone's memories”
”It still lives?”
”It can only be explained that way”
”What do we do?”
”What do youant to get, do you think it's still here?”
”It seeer here, but then”
”That's true”
If it wasn't here, then the efforts of Layfon and Felli would have been for nothing Even if there wasn't any other clue they could rely on, if they let go of this chance, they could only look to negotiate with Nina
But, Nina had already decided, and Layfon didn't think she would speak the truth
”damn, in this kind of place”
Layfon stopped his steps In the situation where he hadn't been able to co, could he obtain Nina's confidence? In the battles for which they had to becoree, what could Layfon do?
With a mindset that was practically at a standstill, who could he do anything for?
”Fon Fon Layfon, please calm down”
”Felli”
”It's still too early to decide that it doesn't exist”
Felli's tense words and the expression hich she said this didn't feel co it Layfon, can you make it?”
”Of course”
Layfon quickly spoke, surprising even hi as I have a reason, I'll defeat all of these things”
If by this he could reach his destination
”I' on you”
Layfon felt the load on his back go still, and a joyful feeling ran through his body
Felli had not taken his words as a joke, and that made Layfon feel happy
He hadn't planned to say his words just now as a joke or in passing If he had a reason, if he could arrive at his goal
If it was possible
Layfon scampered on top of the web of steel threads he had woven
The giants that appeared fro down the steel threads, and though Layfon took iants, his defense couldn't be said to be watertight
Because of this, the steel threads lost their tension countless tiround
Even so, he still ran continuously Though Layfon was above the giants, if he stopped too long in one place, perhaps they would use some trick to deal with hi about this, his worries became reality
The lol of wind aze there, he had already used his steel threads to spread a defensive forh!”
The feeling sent by the steel threads was quite intense Several objects crashed into the shi+eld, which fell apart fro them, one penetrated the defensive for his steel threads to capture that thing
”A spear?”
Layfon oing to pierce his body and confir it
Its shape was quite simple, as if it were a stick with the front sharpened, but thewith the force at which it had moved, it hurt the arm that had received the shock sent by the steel threads
Layfon looked down
The giants over there had raised one ar at Layfon
However, their arers had becoe hole
The spears had been shot out froain In the tiiants with their arms raised had increased Layfon confir of their arms, and a hole also appeared in their palms
Booh the space where Layfon had just been, flying into the distance With help from Layfon's Kei, the steel threads were bent with so much force that they barely held, and launched Layfon
”Aaah!”
Felli's scream shook his body Layfon twisted his body in the air, ain set down a foothold for himself, and swept away the spears that had penetrated the defensive foriants at the same time
The spears shot out endlessly as if they were pursuing theLayfon It could be described as a fountain, or perhaps a rainstorht with Derek in Grendan, he had used creatures falling fro on footholds that he had not completely fixed, but ones still made by his own steel threads, which was much better than that time
But, the difference with back then was that noas carrying Felli The body of a Psychokinesist was about the sath of their body couldn't endure the high speed of a Military Artist, Layfon couldn't run continuously like that
So, Layfon stopped his e a lower-speed battle
The spears gathered into a pillar
This time it wasn't a ed together, fusing, co for Layfon
”Tch!”
A collision inattempt to crush him would cause hiiant mass that could break this defense
Layfon took up a stance to endure through this attack, releasing his Kei
The steel threads for off blue light froh the sky as if to rip the spiderweb apart, and though the steel threads bent severely, they still held it there
”Ugh”
Layfon th of the steel threads was related to Layfon's strength He definitely couldn't shoeakness in front of this phalanx More importantly, he definitely couldn't allow this foothold to be destroyed If it were only Layfon it wouldn't iants, he needed a safe area
”Huah!”
Layfon's shout resounded through the abandoned city The light of Kei decorated the spiderweb, and the Kei pressure extended its fangs to the giants below hiiant spear
The spiderweb that was being pushed by the spear bent into a conical shape The giant spear becaan to gather The gigantic Kei that Layfon released focused on that space, and Kei pressure covered the entire spear
The spear was crushed in an instant, and the strength of the explosion produced was directed below the cone, into the giants
The substance that for with the force of the Kei flow
The continuous explosion engulfed the giants,them collapse one by one
”Yes!”
His counterattack had succeeded, and Layfon once again ran on the steel threads
Perhaps warned by the counterattack just now, the spears that the giants released even now didn't foriant spears
”Felli how's the situation?”
”Please wait a bit, it's almost there”
Felli's reply wasn't the same as Layfon had expected It wasn't despair, but , as he ran quickly, swept away the spears, while controlling the steel threads to secure footholds
”I have carried out an investigation into the substance of this city, and have indeed detected this monster's existence”
While he ran, his ears picked up Felli's murmur to herself:
”Ninety-nine percent of the substance that cos In other words, it wouldn't be too much to say that this city itself has already become a monster”
The belly of the beast Layfon had once thought this way, but he never had iined that it was the truth Layfon was speechless
But, he didn't give up
Because she murative outcome
Felli had definitely murmured that in order to perform some countermeasure
”On a different note, the sh even today it still doesn't look favorably upon our outstretched claws, is probably worth soation”
”Where is it?”
”The central district, underground”
”Alright!”
”Layfon!”
The h into the sky, her surprised screa with her Layfon used this opportunity to turn his gaze doard
”Don't think that I can only run away”
Layfon spread the steel threads, thereby ensuring a safe place, setting up a formation over the whole city district
All that was left was to flow Kei into it
Layfon grasped the Dite tightly, streaenkyouku - Amanosouchishu
This was a trap that Layfon had woven while running to and fro in the air
Where was the trap hidden?
The center of the spiderweb
balls of thread that eed froround
Though they were light-looking balls of thread, they weren't pushed around by the wind of the battlefield, rather lightly falling down to the central district frohtly knotted balls separated
They separated, and opened
So like an explosion burst out froreat quantities of steel threads After they opened, the balls of thread scattered steel threads like an explosion, knocking down the giants one by one
When the saed Zuellni, Lintence who had appeared in Zuellni had used Kei techniques to defeat those monsters, and that Kei move had been the same Amanosouchishu as now
Incidentally, the saiants were swept away one after another
The giants were cut apart into pieces, bloay by the Kei pressure, burned by the heat flow
Layfon's enorradually played out a scene different from back them
He cut down and burned the ene Felli
Bam!
”Guah!”
The blow that suddenly struck his forehead almost made Layfon slip fro so suddenly?”
”Ssorry”
”Next time please tell me first”
”I'll take care”
It would be alright as long as he said soht this while he looked below his feet Aiants one after another
So, an empty area appeared in this central district
”Let's go”
”Yes”
Once again carrying Felli, Layfon jumped down into the central district
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Perhaps she would be forced torooht about was 'Vati B' of the abandoned city
”It ithin expectations that it could think and judge independently But 'Vati B's target settings have becos at the time This makes me concerned”
Other than her, there was no one here However, Vati still continued speaking to herself:
”It's possible that it has to do with data suffering da the destruction If the repairs of back then allowed the target settings to change, then 'Vati B's current actions wouldn't be very strange, right?”
In conclusion, things had become very troublesome
”I have to stop it, but”
Vati had her ways She could quickly travel to that location and suppress it After that, bothit would be sufficient
Regardless of the plan, if she just left it without doing anything, it would definitely make the situation worse If Layfon and Felli ere there successfully overcame the crisis, and 'Vati B' exposed its core
”Stopping it fro its external data doesn't work? But”
Perhaps, Vati's true form would be seen
”I don't want a commotion to break out in this place”
He was already no longer useful Not letting him live to return would work, but
”That would resolve everything, that kind of method is rather ideal”
Perhaps she had been forced to decide, Vati once again thought
In the end, hadn't she already noticed long ago? That way of thinking had appeared in Vati when she watched Meishen
”Lost things will not return, only the attacher”
Lævateinn was born by that kind of attach that needs to disappear, but so that cannot be transcended”
That man had been possessed by an attachment that he couldn't transcend and couldn't escape Lævateinn was only the solace he had constructed
The Nano-Celluloid Interface by the name of Lævateinn couldn't even act as solace any on my own after this?”
She threw the question at herself
However, she who should have responded to the question didn't have an answer
Vati kept her silence
She couldn't act until she found an answer
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Layfon fell to the central district
”Then, where is it?”
The giants hadn't left reiants had disappeared as if
If he hadn't destroyed the ene to the ground, Layfon still confir situation as he carried Felli
The central district was surprisingly tidy Perhaps it was because the giants had been born froe, but this place hadn't become a structure filled with holes, but rather a flat space
”It's under the ground here?”
”Nn”
After hearing Felli's answer, Layfon let the steel threads move ahead of him and form a new defensive formation as he walked doards
The reinforceed in scaffolds like a half-constructed structure, and Layfon and Felli descended through this space Although giants were everywhere, because of the effects of Sougenkyouku just now, there were no giants at a distance where they could quickly attack However, the long-distance spear attacks still continued
The defensive steel thread for ahead of the off sparks Layfon watched while landing on some steel en route
”Where is it?'
”Please wait Huh? What is this?”
”Felli?”
”It's es below? Run!”
Layfon didn't ask about it, si up
The steel threads only observed the abnor far doards The bloind felt as if it carried sand with it,